I'm a newbie to the Mac world, Although have owned the Iphone 4 and now the 4S, Both are the best phones i've ever owned. A little back ground, I've owned since Hight school, the old commodore 64, Atari 130XE, You know opperating everything from a C prompt, Old telephone modems, friends with BBS sights etc.... Moved up to a Windows PC in 95, and appreciated the ease of use of windows, and the delicacy of a windows crash, so forth and so on to Windows 7, Thinking I havent missed a generation of opperating systems, Patches, or updates, lol. My laptop was getting dated, and even though my desktop is still windows 7 upgraded by a new version from Vista, I ventured out of what I am use to and purchased a MBP, This is what I got:
Model # MD102LL/A
Intel Core i7 Dual-Core 2.9 GHz CPU
Internal 8GB DDR3 RAM
Features 750GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
LED-Backlit 13.3" (33.8 cm) Display
Native 1280 x 800 Resolution
Wireless 802.11n WiFi & Bluetooth 4.0
Dual USB 3.0 Ports & Thunderbolt Port
Mountain Lion
Figured I would go with this model since reviews showed the Retina Model having problems with the Screen Burn, and the Air Model having issues with the connection to internet problems. I made this purchase, never using a Mac before the other day. Out of the box, It was easy to set up, Easy to register, and somewhat easy to navigate, having only the experience of navigating my iphones. When I purchased it, It came with Titanium anti virus, from Best buy, Technician advised just like windows, make sure to install, and I did. So far, I've been to the app store, Cant find Netflix App, downloaded something called Netflix Friendly installer, Hmmm, Not a double click here to install, I notice its still down on the dock, definitely finding a bit of a learning cureve, and have been reading through your web site for answers, ideas, etc....
Please feel free to share any advice, Tips, Ideas, or information that could be helpful to a Mac Newbie, As I really like my Mac alot!
Things like on my iphone, I hand touch and hold a program until it dances, then use the X to delete it, On windows I use the Control panel, add/remove programs, delete programs, I want to delete the antivirus off my system, but haven't figured it out yet.
Someone at the store also told me, I needed to clean the memory, It doesn't purge itself, Fact or Fiction? I know in windows, I clear the cookies, delete history etc, and usually helps.
I cant find Netflix app for Mac, even though I usually just brouse the website on my iphone, I would like to see it on a bigger screen, with more detail than my iphone.
Is there some must have programs I need to grab, for downloading/opening and deleting files?
Is there something specific I need to do when opening up a browser to open it full screen rather than partial, My eyesight isn't what it used to be.
Anything you guys or gals can share would be more than appreciated!!
Thank You
my personal e-mail if you don't want to post in public but have ideas
(mckenziedave@att.net)
Model # MD102LL/A
Intel Core i7 Dual-Core 2.9 GHz CPU
Internal 8GB DDR3 RAM
Features 750GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
LED-Backlit 13.3" (33.8 cm) Display
Native 1280 x 800 Resolution
Wireless 802.11n WiFi & Bluetooth 4.0
Dual USB 3.0 Ports & Thunderbolt Port
Mountain Lion
Figured I would go with this model since reviews showed the Retina Model having problems with the Screen Burn, and the Air Model having issues with the connection to internet problems. I made this purchase, never using a Mac before the other day. Out of the box, It was easy to set up, Easy to register, and somewhat easy to navigate, having only the experience of navigating my iphones. When I purchased it, It came with Titanium anti virus, from Best buy, Technician advised just like windows, make sure to install, and I did. So far, I've been to the app store, Cant find Netflix App, downloaded something called Netflix Friendly installer, Hmmm, Not a double click here to install, I notice its still down on the dock, definitely finding a bit of a learning cureve, and have been reading through your web site for answers, ideas, etc....
Please feel free to share any advice, Tips, Ideas, or information that could be helpful to a Mac Newbie, As I really like my Mac alot!
Things like on my iphone, I hand touch and hold a program until it dances, then use the X to delete it, On windows I use the Control panel, add/remove programs, delete programs, I want to delete the antivirus off my system, but haven't figured it out yet.
Someone at the store also told me, I needed to clean the memory, It doesn't purge itself, Fact or Fiction? I know in windows, I clear the cookies, delete history etc, and usually helps.
I cant find Netflix app for Mac, even though I usually just brouse the website on my iphone, I would like to see it on a bigger screen, with more detail than my iphone.
Is there some must have programs I need to grab, for downloading/opening and deleting files?
Is there something specific I need to do when opening up a browser to open it full screen rather than partial, My eyesight isn't what it used to be.
Anything you guys or gals can share would be more than appreciated!!
Thank You
my personal e-mail if you don't want to post in public but have ideas
(mckenziedave@att.net)
